Junichi Takahara

The concept of a one-dimensional optical wave and its waveguides are proposed for what is to our knowledge the first time. The proposed waveguides are principally new and named for one-dimensional optical waveguides. One-dimensional optical waveguides make it possible to guide very thin optical beams in the visible or the near-infrared region with a diameter in the nanometer range. The propagation properties are analyzed theoretically. The applications of the waveguides to optical devices in the

Abstract Benefited from the well‐known Mie resonance, a plethora of physical phenomena and applications are attracting attention in current research on dielectric‐based nanophotonics. High‐index dielectric metastructures are favorable to enhance light‐matter interaction in nanoscale with advantages such as low loss, optical magnetism, and multipolar responses, which are superior to their plasmonic counterpart. In this review, we highlight the important role played by Mie resonance‐based multipol

Get PDF Email Share Share with Facebook Tweet This Post on reddit Share with LinkedIn Add to CiteULike Add to Mendeley Add to BibSonomy Get Citation Copy Citation Text Junichi Takahara and Tetsuro Kobayashi, "Low-Dimensional Optical Waves And Nano-Optical Circuits," Optics & Photonics News 15(10), 54-59 (2004) Export Citation BibTex Endnote (RIS) HTML Plain Text Citation alert Save article

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